Thursday, September 28, 2017

Rotation 4 - Day 3

Today's Goal: To begin reviewing unit 1.

Agenda:
- Daily Journal: What is used as evidence that the universe is still expanding?
- Finish Gizmo if necessary (www.explorelearning.com)
- All others start unit review sheet

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Rotation 4 - Day 2

Today's Goal: To discuss the scientific method.

Agenda: 
- Daily Journal: What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species in an area?
- Vocab quiz
- Finish Gizmo

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Rotation 4 - Day 1

Today's Goal: To start reviewing unit 1.

Agenda:
- Daily Journal: What is a controlled variable?
- Any vocab for me to check?
- Join Quizlet with link on Google Classroom
- Quizlet Live
- Vocab Quiz is tomorrow
- Gizmo: Effect of Environment on New Life Form

Friday, September 22, 2017

Rotation 3 - Day 3

Today's Goal: To discuss characteristics of life.

Agenda:
- Daily Journal: What characteristics do cars share with us?
- Notes
- Riddle

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Rotation 3 - Day 2

Today's Goal: To use microscopes to see if we caught water bears.

Agenda:
- Daily Journal: What are five things that organisms need to survive?
- Microscope tutorial
- Find Water bears

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Rotation 3 - Day 1

Today's Goal: To go hunting and discuss cycles.

Agenda:
- Daily Journal: If you couldn't be human, what kind of organism would you want to be? Why?
- Hunting Bears
- Finish vocab if needed
- Continue notes

Monday, September 18, 2017

Rotation 2 - Day 3

Today's Goal: To continue with the study of life.

Agenda:
- Daily Journal: What boundary is known for causing earthquakes?
- Finish Gizmo Plate Tectonics
- Unit 1 Vocabulary - glossary is on Google Classroom
- Notes: Cycles of Matter

Friday, September 15, 2017

Rotation 2 - Day 2

Today's Goal: To finish our first Gizmo

Agenda:
- Daily Journal: What land features can be caused by convergent boundaries?
- Log onto your computers
- www.explorelearning.com... use your username and password from yesterday
- work on the Plate Tectonics Gizmo

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Rotation 2 - Day 1

Today's Goal: To discuss and illustrate movement at plate boundaries.

Agenda:
- Daily Journal: What are the four layers of the earth called?
- Make up any lab safety quizzes
- Finish notes on Plate Tectonics
- Laptops: sign up for explorelearning.com
- Gizmo: Plate Tectonics

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Rotation 1 - Day 3

Today's Goal: To assess lab safety knowledge

- Daily Journal: Which scientist is known for studying continental drift? (check your notes)
- Look over the lab safety information
- Lab Safety Quiz
- Brain Break
- Scientific Method

Monday, September 11, 2017

Rotation 1 - Day 2

Today's Goal: To start talking about science.

Agenda:
- Daily Journal: In your own words, what is one lab safety rule discussed yesterday?
- Save Sammy
- Ch 1 notes - Big Bang and Doppler Effect
- Balloon demo and Videos
- Lab safety quiz tomorrow

Friday, September 8, 2017

Rotation 1 - Day 1

Today's goal: To go over lab safety.

Agenda:
- Daily Journal: Describe one way that you interacted with another living thing this week.
- Google Classroom

  • Back to school survey
  • Rotating schedule if not done
- Brain Break - Number Game
- Lab Safety Presentation... quiz on Day 3